over weight?

[samzz]

my bp now is almost/or 2ft wats the weight should be?? for a avg bp that length, what should be the weight of hers?

[Sanova]

How often are you feeding her? From what I gather, its just like humans or any other animal. the 'correct' weight, is of course relative to the snake. I've heard people saying that a 6month old should be 800g, while others say 200g

[samzz]

around every week mine is abt perhaps 9 or 10mth old i measured its abt 200g? around there as she keeps moving???

[llovelace]

My little guy at 2ft was 227 grams back on 2/22. on 4/28 he was 26.5" and 272g.
I also have a female that at 2 ft was 453g.

Every snake is different, they will grow at their own rate, as long as your husbandy is fine and you are feeding consistently, no worries.

[Turbo Serpent]

You cannot over feed without forcing they will refuse. So like Lisa said as long as all of your husbandry is right on there should be no issues.

And for reference I have some around 2 feet that weigh in at 293g and one at 342g.

[samzz]

o.o my little gal will just eats and eats and eats good eater only worry tat shes over weight haha =D

[kc261]

You cannot over feed without forcing they will refuse.

I wouldn't say that as an absolute statement. Some species of snakes will overeat a lot of the time if they are allowed to, such as corn snakes. With BPs, it is pretty rare, but I have seen a few pics posted where it appeared the snake was getting overweight.

What I have heard is that if the skin in between the scales can be seen, then the snake is probably overweight. Corns will develop a "hippy" look where they are fat above the vent, and then it suddenly tapers to a normal tail, so it looks almost as if they have hips. I am not aware of BPs doing that though.

In any case, I do agree with Turbo Serpent that as a general rule, BPs will be more likely to refuse food than to get obese.